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10 Interesting Facts About the Boston Bruins
October 11, 1924 the Boston Bruins were granted the first American NHL franchise, in a sport that was considered to be at that time a very Canadian game. One of the first moves Bruins owner Charles Adams made was to hire Art Ross, a former star player and innovator, as general manager. Ross would be the face of the franchise for thirty years, including four separate stints as coach.
In 1926-27, Art Ross took advantage of the collapse of the Western Hockey League to purchase several western stars, including the teams first superstar, defenseman Eddie Shore.
In 1929 the Bruins defeated the New York Rangers to win their first Stanley Cup. The team featured such NHL legends as Eddie Shore, Harry Oliver, Dit Clapper, Dutch Gainor and goaltender Tiny Thompson.
1948-49 was the first season that the well recognized -spoked B- logo appeared on the Boston Bruins jerseys.
1958: Willie ORee (birthplace: Fredericton, New Brunswick) of the Boston Bruins was the first black player in the NHL.
In 1966 the Bruins signed a young defenseman named Bobby Orr, who in the eyes of many became the greatest hockey player of all time. A few of the accolades throughout Orrs career include 1) winning 2 Stanley Cups with the Bruins in which he scored the series clinching goals and was awarded playoff MVP both times 2) won a record 8 straight Norris Trophies as the league's best defenceman 3) became the only defenceman in NHL history to win scoring title, accomplishing this twice 4) holds the record for most points and assists in a single season by a defenceman 5) 3 consecutive Hart Trophies as the league's MVP 6) Calder trophy for oustanding Rookie 7) and in 1970 took home the Art Ross, Conn Smythe, Norris and Hart trophies, the only player to win all four awards all in the same season.
March 2, 1969 : Phil Esposito, who centered a line with Ken Hodge and Wayne Cashman, became the first NHL player to break the 100+ point mark in a single season.
In 1970, the Bruins ended a 29 year Stanley Cup drought as they defeated the St. Louis Blues in four games. Orr scored the game-winner in overtime to clinch the stanley Cup victory.
The 1970-71 season was a banner year for the Boston Bruins, setting dozens of offensive scoring records. They had seven of the leagues top ten scorers - a feat not achieved before or since ...set the record for wins in a season, and in a league that had never seen a 100 +point scorer before 1969, they had four that year (Orr, Esposito, Bucyk and Hodge)
The Boston Bruins home arena is the 17,565 capacity TD Banknorth Garden where they moved to in 1995, after leaving the Boston Garden which had been their home since 1928.
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